The Social Conflict Paradigm

Social Conflict Paradigm
By:Madison Desoyer “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of struggles,” Karl Marx. The social conflict paradigm explains how each society has inequalities. Social conflict focuses mostly on racism, sexisim, ageism, socioeconomic inequality, ect. It also features how most societies are corrupt with power and greed. Along with how the elites and government controls us using things such as education and the media.
The socialization process forces us to accept the values and norms of society that are set by media and the upper-class/elites. It makes us all indistinguishable, if we all think the same way the world will be dull and unimaginative.This allows for the elites to control society through

They are not able to make a change because they do not have money to do so. Although it can still be described as a democracy there are no longer consensuses. Therefore some people don 't get a say since rich people have more shares and boards which means they have more power and can make more decisions. I reckon that if we were all treated equally and had no divisions like money we would have less crime. Money should not separate us, we should all be equal and have equivalent power in the

Wealthy schools have more opportunities for their students to become an elite, were as poor schools don 't have the budget for new technology and more academically inclined teachers. This results in the wealthy families children to move on to becoming a “somebody” and the poor families don 't have that opportunity unless they can get scholarships. If the canadian government gave more money to poor and small schools the poor would more able to become a “somebody” or an elite. Say the government did give money to the poor schools would the students even try to become an elite?I think we have been well trained by the elites to not challenge them, and those who do usually don 't make it that far.
In the view of social conflict religion is viewed as a narcotic that stops people from challenging the process and starting a revolution against the elite. Religion is a drug that leads people into a trance. Then they become mindless slaves to the elite, they will not rise, they will not be a problem, they will not initiate change that is unwanted by elites. And that exactly what they want. If people a hooked on religion they don 't pay attention to some of the tedious things the elite are doing behind their backs. Religion works for the elites it helps them oppress the workers and lower